the james & ellen finn family
JAMES FINN ( - )
ELLEN (1811-1863)
Children
Thomas J. (1835-1911) Catherine O'Brien (1861) Ascension
Hazelwood MN
Patrick (1848-1874) Ascension Hazelwood MN
John (1849- ) Winnifred Nyland (1875)
?Elizabeth ( - )
THOMAS FINN (1835-1911) Son
of James Finn & Ellen ??
CATHERINE O'BRIEN (1836-1902)
Thomas married Catherine O'Brien in St. Paul about 1861. Catherine was born
in Ireland and came to the US in 1856. After residing four years in Pennsylvania,
she came to St. Paul MN with her family. Thomas and Catherine moved to Greenvale
in 1866.
Children
Mary (1862- ) Maurice Tracy (1889)
James (1864-1929) Elizabeth (White ?) ( ) Ascension Hazelwwod
MN
Elizabeth (1866- )
William (1867-1950) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Julia (1869- )
Ellen (1870- )
Margaret M. (1872-1908) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Thomas (1873-1934) Julia ? ( ) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Catherine (1875 - ) (No information available)
Abbigale (1880- ) Domonic Blessner ??
Phillys ? ( - ) (No information available)
Catherine died in May of 1902.
JOHN FINN (1849- ) Son of James
Finn & Ellen ??
WINNIFRED NYLAND (1850-1883) (Dau. of Michael
Nyland ??)
John and his wife were married in St. Paul in 1875 and later moved to Lakeville
where he apparently worked for the railroad.
Children
Ann (1875-1876) Highland Cem. Lakeville
Patrick J. (1877-1906) Emily Leahy (1906) Calvary Cem. Faribault
Sarah (1879- ) (Winona MN 1906)
John ( ) (Havre Mont. 1906)
There is no other information regarding this family. An obituary for Patrick
J. states that he was born in Farmington in 1877. However it does not give
the name of his parents. Sara and John are siblings of Patrick and may not
be children of John and Winnifred. Winnifred and Ann are buried at the
Highland Cemetery.
JAMES FINN (1864-1929) Son
of Thomas Finn & Kate O'Brien
ELIZABETH (White ?) (1874-1937) (Dau of John
White ?)
Children
Rose I. (1898-1926) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Esther (1900-1975) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Maurice (1901-1968) Ascension Hazelwood MN
Thomas (1913-1973) Ascension Hazelwood MN
| This family file contains the research notes of Mr. Kevin Geraghty as
of March 1999. Mr. Geraghty is researching the families and descendants of
those buried at the Highland Cemetery. For more information or to contribute
to Mr. Geraghty's research, please send him e-mail at
[email protected]. |
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